BIGR· GRY· Grímsey/Sandvík
Grímsey Airport
medium airport · elevation 66 ft (20 m)
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Current METARVFR
11 h 18 min ago·18:00ZBIGR 081800Z 09023KT 9999 FEW005 08/07 Q0997
Wind
090° 23 kt
Visibility
> 10 km
Ceiling
—
Temperature
8°C / 7°C
temp / dew
QNH
997 hPa
29.44 inHg
Clouds
FEW 500ft
Weather
—
Station
BIGR
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
17/351036 mAsphalt
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 17/35 | HW 8 kt | XW 22 kt L |
66.5458°, -18.0173°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 17/35 (use 17) | Marginal | HW 8 | 22 L | Crosswind 22 kt — significant |
Density altitude
-320 ft
elevation 66 ft
ISA deviation
-6.9°C
Navaids near airportassoc. BIGR
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| GR | NDB | 308 kHz | LOW |
Runways1
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 17/353,399 ft (1,036 m)
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Grímsey Airport
Diagram unavailable for Grímsey Airport.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2022/05/17 12:30 UTC
17/12Z
17/18Z
18/00Z
BASEMVFR
BECMGIFR
TEMPO MVFR
MVFRBASE17/12Z → 17/23Z27010KT · 5 km · DU · FEW030
Wind: 27010KT
Visibility: 5 km
Weather: DU
Clouds: FEW030
TAF BIGR 170930Z 1712/1724 27010KT 5000 DU FEW030
MVFRTEMPO17/17Z → 17/19Z2605KT · 5 km · DU · FEW030 FEW030(TCU)sn SCT100
Wind: 2605KT
Visibility: 5 km
Weather: DU
Clouds: FEW030 FEW030(TCU)sn SCT100
TEMPO 1717/1719 26005KT 5000 DU FEW030 FEW030TCU SCT100
IFRBECMG17/23Z → 18/00Z2405KT · 4 km · HZ · FEW100
Wind: 2405KT
Visibility: 4 km
Weather: HZ
Clouds: FEW100
BECMG 1723/1724 24005KT 4000 HZ FEW100
Raw TAF
TAF BIGR 170930Z 1712/1724 27010KT 5000 DU FEW030 TEMPO 1717/1719 26005KT 5000 DU FEW030 FEW030TCU SCT100 BECMG 1723/1724 24005KT 4000 HZ FEW100
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